Prof. Dr. Michael Rohlfing
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Department of Physics, Inst. of Solid State Theory
Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster
Phone: +49 251 8336340
Fax: +49 251 8333669
Email: michael.rohlfing@wwu.de
Expertise
Theoretical physics, electronic-structure theory, many-body perturbation theory, excited electronic states, adsorbate systems, low-dimensional solids
University Education
| 2001 | Habilitation in Theoretical Physics, WWU Münster, „Excited electronic states and optical spectra of solids, surfaces, and molecules” |
| 1996 | Doctoral degree in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), WWU Münster, Dissertation on “Quasiparticle band structures of semiconductors and semiconductor”, thesis advisor: Prof. J. Pollmann |
| 1993 | Diploma degree in Physics (Dipl. Phys.), WWU Münster, supervisor: Prof. J. Pollmann |
| 1988-93 | Studies in Physics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster |
Professional Experience
| 2013- | Professor (W3) of Theoretical Physics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| 2005-13 | Professor (W3) of Theoretical Physics, Universität Osnabrück |
| 2003-05 | Associate Professor of Physics, International University (now: Jacobs University) Bremen |
| 1999-03 | Postdoctoral studies, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| 1997-98 | Postdoctoral studies, University of California at Berkeley, USA (Prof. S.G. Louie) |
| 1993-98 | Research Assistant, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Prof. J. Pollmann) |
Honours, Awards and other Proofs of Qualification
| 2018- | Vice Dean (Prodekan), Department of Physics, WWU Münster |
| 2017- | Director of the Institute of Solid-State Theory, WWU Münster |
| 2013- | Member of the computer-time advisory board (Rechenzeitkommission) of the John-von-Neumann Institute for Computing (Jülich) |
| 2007-11 | Dean of Studies of Physics, Universität Osnabrück |
| 2001 | Heisenberg fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| 1999 | Habilitation fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
Selected Publications
- M. Rohlfing, S. G. Louie, Optical excitations in conjugated polymers, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 1959 (1999).
- M. Rohlfing, S. G. Louie, Electron-hole excitations and optical spectra from first principles, Phys. Rev. B 62, 4927 (2000).
- M. Weinelt, M. Kutschera, T. Fauster, M. Rohlfing, Dynamics of exciton formation at the Si(001)-c(4×2) surface, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 126801 (2004).
- A. Hauschild, K. Karki, B. C. C. Cowie, M. Rohlfing, F. S. Tautz, M. Sokolowski, Molecular distortions and chemical bonding of a large pi-conjugated molecule on a metal surface, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 036106 (2005).
- M. Rohlfing, T. Bredow, Binding energy of adsorbates on a noble-metal surface: exchange and correlation effects, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 266106 (2008).
- C. Wagner, N. Fournier, V. G. Ruiz, C. Li, K. Müllen, M. Rohlfing, A. Tkatchenko, R. Temirov, F. S. Tautz, Non-additivity of molecule-surface van der Waals potentials from force measurements, Nature Comm. 5, 5568 (2014).
- T. Esat, B. Lechtenberg, T. Deilmann, C. Wagner, P. Krüger, R. Temirov, M. Rohlfing, F. B. Anders, F. S. Tautz, A chemically driven quantum phase transition in a two-molecule Kondo system, Nature Phys. 12, 867 (2016).
- M. Drüppel, T. Deilmann, P. Krüger, M. Rohlfing, Diversity of trion states and substrate effects in the optical properties of an MoS2 monolayer, Nature Commun. 8, 2117 (2017).
- H. Mönig, S. Amirjalayer, A. Timmer, Z. Hu, L. Liu, O. Díaz Arado, M. Cnudde, C.A. Strassert, W. Ji, M. Rohlfing, H. Fuchs, Quantitative assessment of intermolecular interactions by atomic force microscopy imaging using copper oxide tips, Nat. Nanotechnol. 13, 371 (2018).
- T. Deilmann, P. Krüger, M. Rohlfing, Ab initio studies of exciton g factors: Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides in magnetic fields, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 226402 (2020).
